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Posted By: DOTLDaddy on 02/17/20 07:19am

MetalGator wrote:

I have to get Murphy to the vet this morning. She was panting a lot yesterday and this morning she is really having trouble breathing and doesn't want to eat. She has that blank stare when I look at her. I am afraid I am going to lose her today. Hopefully the vet can get some fluid out of her lungs. I'm not going to have her suffer. Donna got me Murphy as a wedding present and she has been my girl for 16 years. I really hope this isn't our last trip to vet but I have a bad feeling.

We will thinking of you and Murphy today.

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Posted By: dturm on 02/17/20 08:00am

We will be thinking of you both too. Always a difficult decision, I hope there is something that can be done to help Murphy.

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Posted By: MetalGator on 02/17/20 04:34pm

Tomorrow will be a big day for Murphy. She seems slightly better tonight and she has new medicine. She is a fighter and she almost gave up this morning. We will see how she is tomorrow.

Our vet likes Jack Russells and has always liked Murphy. He is doing everything he can. I was so afraid he was going to say there is nothing else he could do but he is determined to find out what is causing her lung problems.

Burch

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Posted By: Scottiemom on 02/18/20 04:32am

Thinking of you, Burch, and Murphy. God bless you both and hoping the new meds work their magic.

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Posted By: MetalGator on 02/18/20 07:51am

Murphy is better this morning. She is still a little wobbly and she is still panting but she is definitely breathing better. It was dire yesterday morning as it seemed she couldn't catch her breath and she had that blank look on her face. She wouldn't even look at me and was pretty much giving up. She is a little more like her old self this morning. She was able to get up on her own and go outside and do her business. She came into the kitchen and wanted her breakfast (she didn't want to eat yesterday). After she ate, she went to one of her favorite spots which is a dog bed in front of the TV.

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As long as she gets around OK and is not in pain, I will do whatever it takes to keep her healthy. She will let me know when it is time. I think she was trying to tell me yesterday but after her new meds, she snapped out of it. I know her time is not long but I want to keep her around as long as I can.

Burch

Posted By: dturm on 02/18/20 12:47pm

What new meds is she on??

Posted By: MetalGator on 02/18/20 02:06pm

dturm wrote:

What new meds is she on??

She had been taking Temaril-p and a water pill (can't remember the name). I believe the Temaril-p is a type of steroid. We were trying to ween her off the steroid and I believe she was down to a half a pill once or twice a day. My wife stopped giving it to her on Friday and by Sunday afternoon she was panting a lot and then went downhill fast on Monday. We mentioned this to the vet yesterday and he put her on Prednisolone which I believe is also a steriod? He had us give her a double dose last night and now it's one pill twice a day. He also gave her Enalapril which I believe is a type of heart med? I am probably not spelling any of this right but I think I'm close.

He also did a chest x-ray yesterday and said he really didn't see any fluid in her lungs (the z-ray several weeks ago showed fluid) but he did see inflammation in her lungs. He said her heart sounded good but that didn't rule out heart disease. Her blood work came back good several weeks ago.

If the steroids are helping her, what are the ramifications on keeping her on those?

Burch

Posted By: Dixie Flyer on 02/19/20 08:45am

Good morning everyone. Burch I hope your fur baby recovers and is well soon. Well we have the threat of snow tomorrow. It looks as if we will get a lot of it by tomorrow afternoon. Right now it is mild outside, Our little feral kitten has disappeared. Haven't see the feral in three days now. Can't imagine what has happened to it. Sue and I have been on the look out for it but no sign of it anywhere/ Daughter Robin
s husband Ed is in bad shape. Hospice has been called in and they are taking care of Ed. Hos daughter from California is coming in to help/ Vanessa works for the CDC. I don't know exactly what her job is, but I know she stays busy. Anyway Ed needs your prayers. He has kidney failure and other things going on. It doesn't look good for him right now. Okay I need to close and get moving so I will say goodbye and wish you a blessed day. Be sure to give the fur babies a hug for me and be sure to tell someone youl ove them.

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Posted By: dturm on 02/19/20 04:59pm

Burch,
Prednisolone is a steroid, similar to what is in the Temaril-P. Long term dosing can present problems and is a consideration but when life threatening situations exist, that's not really an issue.

Enalapril is an ACE inhibitor and is primarily used for heart issues in dogs.

I just read an article about a study being done at Tufts.
Terriers Test a Therapy for Lung Disease

I'm not saying this is what is going on with Murphy, but when heart disease has been ruled out, primary lung issues are RARE in dogs and thus are pretty difficult to diagnose. We generally start looking at rare type of issues.

Doug

Posted By: Dixie Flyer on 02/20/20 06:30am

Good morning everyone. Snow! Yes snow! All around us and coming this way. Watching the weather this morning and it is snowing in North Carolina and in the Northern portion of South Carolina. The forecast is for us to get several inches by this afternoon and tonight. It is cold outside with light rain turning to snow later this morning. Oh well it's winter so I guess it's not surprising we have winter weather.

I am out of wood so there will be no fire in the fireplace. I guess I will just have to do without the cozy fire today and settle for a blanket over me as I sit in the lounge chair and watch the snow come down. I have no other plans for the day. NO doctor's appointments nor any reason to be outside. So that's it for the day. The feral kitty is missing. Haven't seen it in three or fur days. Something has happened to it as it was always here for the morning feed time. It was never far from the house and it's mother Little Bit. So I guess either it got run over or something got it and killed it. Did anyone see the two men on face book that cut the ears off the dog and was standing over the dog holding his ears as a trophy pose. The poor dog was sitting with it's head down as if to say go ahead and kill me and get it over with. This was somewhere in India. I don't understand people like that. Where is their heart and compassion? what happened to them as kids growing up that they have turned into monsters? I guess I am too tender hearted to even watch something like that.

Okay I need to get moving so I will close for now wishing everyone a blessed day. Be sure to give the fur babies a hug for me and be sure to tell someone you love them.

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